My golden retriever hurt his leg, is it safe to give him ibuprofen or tylenol, he weighs about 90lbs.?

Answer 1

Your best bet is to give your dog a baby aspirn and take her to the vet to make sure her leg is alright.

NEVER EVER give Tylenol (toxic to liver) or Ibuprofen (Nuprin, Motrin, Advil etc.) Ibuprofen is very toxic and fatal to dogs at low dosses.

Buffered asprin or ascriptin is alright to give to your dog, because it helps minimize stomach upset.

Baby aspirn has the least side effects compared to adult aspirn, and provides ample relief and should do just fine to hold over the pain until a vet gets to examine your dog.

I hope all turns out well.

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Answer 2

Never give a dog asprin without a lot of care - it causes stomach bleeding.

'The currently recommended dosage of aspirin varies a little from publication to publication but it is between 5 and 15mg/lb every 12 hours. Since there is a range I usually pick the middle of it and go for about 10mg/lb every 12 hours. This works well and seems to be pretty safe. That works out to an aspirin tablet per 32 pounds of body weight twice a day. I have to admit that I rarely advise giving more than 2 aspirin twice a day despite the fact that some big dogs could obviously take more based on the per pound calculation.'
http://www.vetinfo.com/daspirin.html

If there is nothing serious there but brusing I wouldn't give him anything - dogs can cope well with pain, if he is still whimpering a lot after a couple of days then take him the vet as something more seroius may be underlying his injury.

Answer 3

The only thing that is safe for dogs is Aspirin. I'm not sure i any generic brands are accepted, so I'd say stick to the Aspirin. When my dog hurt her leg, the vet recommended 1/2 a regular strength tablet. At the time, she probably weihged only 30 lbs. I'd say give one half of a tablet now, and see how the dog reacts.
Even better, call your vet's emergency contact and ask for advise over the phone. Some vets do this with or without charge

Answer 4

No these are toxic to dogs. The best thing to do is get him to your vet or an emergency clinic. They can prescribe something for pain that's made for dogs. As a very last resort, you can give low dose, buffered aspirin. You can't keep him on it for any longer than 48 hours. After a certain amount of time, aspirin can cause the cartilage in their joints to break down. So, try to get him to a vet as soon as possible.

Answer 5

It really depends on how bad his leg is hurt you might try calling your vet and asking them. If there is no vet available you might try a baby aspirin watch your dog and make sure he has plenty of water as aspirin can dehydrate a dog. If he seems to feel better after you give it to him wait about 5-6 hours before giving him another one. You should take him to the vet if it is serious they know more then any one about animals. Good luck and Merry Christmas

Answer 6

NEVER give a dog tylenol, it's toxic. I don't know about Motrin. Coated asprin is your best bet give him ONE I would say every eight hours. Also if he will hold still use an ice pack and get him to the vet if it doesn't get any better

Answer 7

COATED aspirin, over the counter(OTC), regardless of brand name. This is done to protect the animals stomach lining.
Our Long haired German Shepard has arthritis in hip joints. His weigh is 78#. We give Thor two COATED tablets at night so he can rest comfortably.
If things don't improve, get your's to a vet.

Answer 8

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Answer 9

Shelly call your vet before giving a dog anything out of a humans medicine cabinete some things can be very fatal to animals

Answer 10

Absolutely not, it destroys their kidneys. Some human meds are okay for dogs but those two are very harmful to the dog. Go to your local pet store they sell different pain meds for dogs that are completely safe and effective.